| Novel illustration is the organic composition of the ancient Chinese novels, whether "ancient novel" bibliography, the oral novels, or the writing novels, which have introduced the image system in them. Bianwen appeared In the Tang Dynasty. It used pictures to tell story. The writing novels first appeared Illustration in the Yuan Dynasty. To the Tianqi and Kangxi period, it reach the climax, but after the middle of the Oing,it has been significantly decline. Guangxu Dynasty, with the development of the lithography, novel Illustrated revived, the quantity and quality have come a long way over the mid-Qing Dynasty in terms of development.In the development process.In order to popularize the mainstream, gradually adding some elements of the literati in the images, and in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty formed a great literati painting style unite in style.After the late Qing literati of two kinds of asymptotic convergence trends, showing the unique spirit of its era. This is a general trend in the development of novel Illustration.With the development of novel illustration, on the one hand to promote the spread of the novel, on the other hand the novel stylistic itself constitute a more important role on its novel ideas, novel style, narrative, fiction criticism. On the publisher’s " private prosecution ", the novel illustration plus as the main target," the poem painting"," On the history"," Tools,"" to persuade to ring".And is often associated with the status of the Illustrated Comment flush terms of a " style " concept" text". Illustrated and commentaries are just one of the two wings of the novel, the novel itself is involved in the text of the constitution. In most cases, nothing more than a major role Illustrated:one for the narrative, the other for criticism,therefore interpretation of its narrative, criticism mechanism is extremely necessary. |